Fiat News

The international jury presiding over the Car of the Year award, made up of 58 specialist journalists from 22 European countries, has elected the Fiat 500 Car of the Year 2008 with 385 votes, ahead of the Mazda 2 (325 votes) and the Ford Mondeo (202).

Two limited edition versions of Fiat’s best-selling models have just gone on sale – with the emphasis on exceptional levels of equipment and superb value for money.

The new FIAT 500 has won the EuroCarBody 2007 award, the world’s most prestigious prize for car bodies. The ninth edition of the Forum organised by Automotive Circle International was held in Bad Nauheim/Frankfurt from 16 to 18 October, attended by 600 experts in the development of the design, materials, processes and manufacture of car bodies.

It’s attracted widespread critical acclaim, created an astonishing degree of interest and stoked up colossal passion… and now the new Fiat 500 is starting to bring in the awards.

The first of four new Fiat 500 cars illustrated by renowned English artist, Tracey Emin, has been sold at auction for £42,000.

Four Ducatos and a Scudo will feature prominently on Fiat Professional’s stand at this year’s International Caravan & Motorhome Show in Birmingham’s NEC exhibition centre.

The small car with the big following – Fiat’s new 500 – will be making its UK public debut at next week’s Viva Italia exhibition in London.

Fiat has just announced a new addition to its mid-size Bravo range – a 120bhp version of the 1.4 T-Jet – which goes on sale throughout the company’s UK dealer network at the end of this month.

The motor industry’s style icon of the moment – the stunning Fiat 500 – is all set for its first appearance at the London Design Festival in the UK’s capital.

The Fiat 500 has just achieved the prestigious Euro NCAP five-star crash safety rating, (with a total of 35 points), so taking over top spot in its segment for safety.